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BasicGeoTermsDMC 2
Unit 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a cold climate that lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South Pole? | High-Lattitude Climate |
| What is a part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline and is generally smaller than a gulf? | A Bay |
| What is a cool or cold climate that varies with elevation? | Highland Climate |
| What is warm, year-round, and extends from the Tropic of Cancer to the Equator, and from the Tropic of Capricorn to the equator? | The Tropical Climate |
| What is the temperate climate that extends from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north, and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south? | Mid-Lattitude Climate |
| What is the name of movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern? | Prevailing Winds |
| What is caused by the combination of temperature wind and water and is formed when cold winds from the north are weak? It causes the Pacific Ocean to get warmer and occurs every three years. | El Nino |
| What is the name of when eastern winds get stronger and the opposite of El Nino? The Pacific Ocean gets colder. | La Nina |
| What is a wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to eachother? | A Channel |
| What is the height above sea level? | Elevation |
| What is the name of part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline and is generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay? | A Gulf |
| What is the name of a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely? | A Harbor |
| What is a land area completely surrounded by water? | An Island |
| What is a sizeable inland boday of water? | A Lake |
| What is a land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land? It's generally larger and more rugged than a hill. | A Mountain |
| What is a series of connected mountains? | A Mountain Range |
| What is the name of one of the major bodies of salt water that surround the continents? | An Ocean |
| What is an area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation? It's about 300-3,000 feet high. | A Plateau |
| What is a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean thst is covered by water on three sides? Think Italy and Florida. | A Peninsula |
| What is an area of level land that is usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses? | A Plain |
| What is a charicteristic of a place occuring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource? | A Physical Feature |
| What is a large, natural stream that runs through the land? | A River |
| What is a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land? | A Sea |
| What is a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water? | A Strait |
| What is an area of low land between hills or mountains? | A Valley |
| What is a mountain created as liquid rock and ash errupt from inside the earth? | A Volcano |
| What is the name for a usual, predictable, pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time? | Climate |
| What is the name for moving streams of water in the world's oceans, that also affects weather? | A Current |
| What us a way of life of a group of people who shaer similar beliefs and customs? | A Culture |
| What is a long period of extreme dryness and water shortages? | A Drought |
| What is the name of people who share a similar culture, language, or history? | An Ethnic Group |
| What is a violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains? | A Hurricane |
| What is a seasonal wind that blows over a continent for months at a time? | A Monsoon |
| What is an individual feature of an area? | A Landform |
| What is a dry to partially dry area with little to no rain, where the temperature can range from very cold to very hot? | A Dry Climate |
| What is the name for a hurricane in Asia? | A Typhoon |
| What is the name of a funnel shaped windstorm that sometimes forms during a thunderstorm? | A Tornado |
| What is the name of a low-latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn? | Tropics |
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